Ooh! Aah! Get in there! Oh no! YES!Nerves jangling, nails bitten, England fans flooded Birmingham city centre as the Three Lions took on Colombia in the World Cup’s final knock-out stage fixture.

It took penalties for England to progress but that made victory even sweeter as shown in the video above.

The weather across the UK has been rather glorious for some time, and the national side’s victory, in a close affair, over more than two hours, only served to extend that sunny national mood.

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If the emotional spectrum was a bus route, many stops were visited on Tuesday evening. From Digbeth to Broad Street, from Aston to Small Heath, from King’s Norton to Moseley and everywhere in between, the evening Birmingham air was fraught with tension.

Anxiety reigned in the first half, a momentary allowance for ecstasy as Harry Kane rattled in the penalty he’d been awarded, and then back to the collective butterflies.

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With the scores level at half-time, and not much in the way of goal-mouth action at either end, the big talking point was surrounding Wilmar Barrios’ ‘headbutt’ on Jordan Henderson as England prepared to take a free-kick.When many expected American referee Mark Geiger to consult VAR, he decided against it and instead merely booked Barrios.

Raheem Sterling was then shoulder barged by a member of the Colombian coaching staff as he made his way towards the tunnel at the interval - tempers were flaring.

The hot-headedness on both sides continued, particularly when Kane was wrestled to the ground by former Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez inside the area and Geiger duly pointed to the spot.Kane converted, but from there England really had to compose themselves.

Protests, fouls and feining of injury came in abundance from the South American opposition.Then, deep into stoppage time, the mood dropped like a stone.

Yerry Mina’s header forced an extra half an hour. It was painful to watch, no doubt tiring to play in, and when the full-time whistle went, there was almost relief.

Birmingham, just like London, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and every other nook and cranny of the land, crossed fingers, clutched pint glasses and each other before the utter europhoria.

Jordan Pickford and Eric Dier were the eventual heroes and Brum revelled at the idea they can do it all over again on Sunday - without the worriment of a hangover at work!

How would Twitter react to Italia 90

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The 2018 World Cup is upon us, Gareth Southgate and his young Lions are heading to Russia with no fear hoping they're not weighed down by expectation and disappointments of the past.

Fans from all over the world will document the highs and lows of following their nation through Twitter, every football fan's guilty pleasure, a digital hub of joy, despair and the occasional Mickey-taking.

It's been 52 years since Bobby Moore lifted the trophy that confirmed England as the greatest football nation on the planet. Since then it's been years of hurt, no more so than Italia 90 when Bobby Robson led England to the semi-final - the closest we have come to World Cup glory since our triumph on home turf all those years ago.

And what do football fans of the modern era do when they are left heartbroken by their side? They Tweet.

In 1990, England boasted a side of world class talent, Gary Lineker leading the line, Paul Gascoigne bursting through the midfield with Stuart Pearce and Terry Butcher protecting Peter Shilton between the sticks.

It was a side that would have created the greatest of Twitter meltdowns when it all eventually came crashing down as Chris Waddle's penalty soared over the bar against West Germany.

This got us thinking, how would Twitter have reacted to tournaments of years gone by? David Platt's sublime finish against Belgium, Gary Lineker's equaliser against West Germany and, of course, Paul Gascoigne's inconsolable crying when he realised he would not feature in England's hypothetical World Cup final.

So we take a look at Italia 90 in the video above. How we think people would have reacted to key moments in England's campaign with hashtags and GIFs aplenty.